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Published on July 20, 2007
WEEK OF EGYPTIAN CULTURE TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA
Armenians will have a chance to see Egyptian paintings, films and listen to Egyptian music during a week of the Egyptian Days in Armenia which will run from July 21 to July 29. Armenian culture ministry said the National Picture Gallery will feature the works by painter Muhammad Khalifa while its film hall will screen four movies, two of which are documentaries.
On July 25 and 27 residents of Yerevan will have a rare chance to see and watch the performance of Nubian drummers. The group will also perform its art to residents of Garni, Artashat and Dilijan. The event is supported by culture ministries of both countries and their embassies.
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Headlines for July 20, 2007RA GOVERNMENT APPROVES PRIORITIES IN REALIZING ARMENIA-EU ACTION PLAN IN 2007
During its today's session the Armenian government approved the list of events and priorities for the year of 2007 supposed by Armenia-EU Action Plan in the framework of the European Neighborhood Policy, ...OSKANIAN-BEDZUASHVILI TELEPHONE CONVERSATION AND VISIT TO GEORGIA
RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian will pay a non-official visit to Georgia on July 25-27, according to Regnum agency The same source informs that on July 18 RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian, in ...NAGORNO KARABAKH PEOPLE ELECT COUNTRY'S NEXT PRESIDENT
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"We inflexibly demand from the Azerbaijani authorities to set free the arrested journalists", announced the European Committee's Special Representative for Azerbaijan Alan Vaddams to Day.az agency. He ...DID JAFAROV OR GULIEV APPEARIN KARABAKH ON JUNE 30?
Azerbaijan applied to the International Red Cross organization for return of a certain Ashraf Jafarov, who is in the Armenian side. The International Red Cross office informs that at present they are ...WEEK OF EGYPTIAN CULTURE TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA
Armenians will have a chance to see Egyptian paintings, films and listen to Egyptian music during a week of the Egyptian Days in Armenia which will run from July 21 to July 29. Armenian culture ministry ...
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Today in Armenian history- 1797 Catholicos Ghookas Karnesi writes a letter to Tsar Paul the First, asking for help.
- 1885 Mkrtich Portoogalyan publishes the "Armenie" newspaper in Marseilles (France). It lasts till 1923.
- 1885 M. Portoogalian publishes the "Armenia" weekly in Marseilles (France).
- 1891 Death of writer Garegin Beshgyeotyoorian ("Sring").
- 1914 Secret military treaty is signed between Germany and Turkey in Constantinople.
- 1928 Birth of Minas Avetissyan (artist). He was murdered by the Soviet Police in 1975.
- 1955 Death of Galoost Qelpenjian.
- 1965 Death of Armen Armenian. He was born in 1871.
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